Sylvester Geoghegan is all in preflop for about 135,000 with against Vadim Trincher's . It's almost a certain chop --
But ...
The board comes , and Geoghegan rivers a heart flush to win the pot outright, doubling up to about 275,000 in chips. Trincher drops down to about 850,000.
The very short-stacked Miranda moved all-in with 9-10 and was called by Josh Evans with pocket Jacks. The flop was unnecessarily cruel--J-9-10. The 10 on the turn gave both players a full house but when the case Ten didn't hit on the river Miranda was eliminated.
On a flop of , Sverre Sundbo moved all in and Roy Winston called. Sverre Sundbo flipped over while Winstont abled for a set. The turn was the and the river was the . Sverre Sundbo headed to the rail while Winston increased his stack to 1.05 million.
Dr. Roy Winston is a high-stakes cash game player at Commerce in L.A. and at the Bellagio. His nickname is "The Oracle" because of his vast knowledge of almost anything.
Smart moved in on the button with pocket Sixes and Barnes called in the small blind with . The flop missed Barnes but he spiked the on the turn and when the fell on the river Smart's Main Event was ended.
Two players limped, Bob Slezak raised from the small blind to 18,000, Adam Weiss reraised to 40,000 from the big blind, Slezak pushed all-in and Weiss called. Slezak showed A-A and Weiss turned over . The board came , Slezak took down the pot and moved up to 320,000.